An Ancient BCR-like Signaling Promotes ICP Production and Hemocyte Phagocytosis in Oyster

Summary: BCR/TCR-based adaptive immune systems arise in the jawed vertebrates, and B cell receptors (BCRs) play an important role in the clonal selection of B cells and their differentiation into antibody-secreting plasma cells. The existence of BCR-like molecule and the activation mechanism of the...

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Main Authors: Jiejie Sun, Lingling Wang, Chuanyan Yang, Linsheng Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-02-01
Series:iScience
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004220300171